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Our Hymn Writers And Their Hymns
By: Faith Cook
In Our Hymn Writers and Their Hymns, Faith Cook traces the development of the Christian hymn and provides biographical sketches of many well-known writers. She also introduces some lesser known poets such as Paul Gerhardt, Samuel Crossman and Samuel Medley.
Contents:
1. Distant voices: Ambrose to Watts
2. Isaac Watts: Pioneer of English Hymns
3. ‘To serve the cause of such a Friend?’ Philip Doddridge
4. Charles Wesley: Singing a new song
5. Poet of the revival: William Williams
6. The penitent poet: Joseph Hart
7. ‘A sinner so signally loved’: Augustus Toplady
8. John Newton: Grace So Amazing
9. ‘God is his own interpreter’: William Cowper
10. ‘Psalms and hymns and songs of praise’: James Montgomery
11. ‘Who like me his praise should sing?'” Henry Francis Lyte
12. Horatius Bonar: Prince of Scottish hymn-writers
13. ‘In full and glad surrender'” Frances Ridley Havergal
14. Compulsive hymn-writer: Fanny Crosby
15. ‘Time would fail me to tell of …’ other hymn-writers
ISBN-13: 9780852347355
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Evangelical PressÂ
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